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I have a few from GC and WY. https://www.plateaulightphotography.com/Wildlife-photography/Wildlife/

It is difficult to say "no" to the San Juan Mountains of southwest Colorado. Seems that each year, Utah and the eastern Sierras make voices heard, but Colorado shouts louder. So again, I pointed the truck northeast from Flagstaff and spent the first week of October around Durango, Ouray and Telluride. The aspen colors seemed to be a week behind the usual time frame, perhaps due to the rainfall and warmer temperatures. Still, pockets of color could be found to oggle the eyes and point the lens at. Here is a link to the gallery of Colorado fall images for your perusal. https://www.plateaulightphotography.com/New-Work/Colorado-Fall-2022/

There is a pretty good list going on 24Hr https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/17803590/black-friday-sale-thread#Post17803590

raft trip down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon

hunt with an ugly gun. drink cheap beer.

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I seem to recall a post somewhere that AZGFD was going to be doing some helicopter game surveys. I do not recall the unit or days. (crs afflicted)

Another BP as I am chasing the 20% pass for Goulds. Had 21 going into the draw. Have a great hunt to those that drew.

Maybe the new Remington 700 Alpha 1. https://www.remarms.com/rifles/bolt-action/model-700/model-700-alpha-1

Looks like he was up by Piney Lake. Beautiful country. Congrats to your friend on a successful hunt.

I agree. There is no wildlife photography forum and maybe there should be one. It may be as simple as renaming the "Taking video and photos of Coues deer" to "Photography of Coues Deer and other Wildlife"

270 win mag? Do you mean the 270 Winchester Short Magnum (WSM) ?

With some paperwork done, I headed north to the Grand Canyon yesterday as the forecast had lightning that afternoon and evening. No lightning, but a fair sunset. Image was shot from Yavapai Point on the south rim. Camped that night about a mile behind Tusayan outside of GCNP, and three bulls were bugling a little about 9pm. Clouds and rain were in the canyon the next morning, but no lightning despite the forecast. I could have tagged a cow and calf elk this morning if I had been driving 6 feet faster. That got the heart pumping.

A friend has a picky 7RM and it prefers the Federal Premium with 160 Nosler Accubond. Tough to find now, but Nosler.com had some about a month ago. Ammoseek.com shows 7RM with the 160 Trophy Bonded Tip available

I wonder if Remington's upcoming 700 Alpha 1 will be chambered in the 7mm PRC. May not know until October. https://internationalsportsman.com/remington-alpha-1-new-model-700-from-remington/

Lance posted a booner from the pines on his TLOHunts IG page and Timberland Outfitters facebook page.

Nosler bullets seem to be like hen's teeth.

I have been using the Outdoor Edge 3.5 Razor on my last two cow elk. One blade lasts the entire elk doing the gutless method. https://www.sportsmans.com/hunting-gear-supplies/knives-tools/knives/outdoor-edge-35-razorlite-edc-35-inch-folding-knife-orange/p/1550902

Maybe Doug at CameraLand has an open box or demo. Worth a call.

A recent phototrip with a couple of friends from Colorado had us in remote areas in northern Arizona. The first evening had us overlooking a beautiful section of the Painted Desert with its colored Chinle formation. The next evening was spent in a pinnacle-filled filled valley surrounded by walls of Moenave sandstone. The colors and striations of the sandstone are beautiful. A gallery of the images from the trip may be viewed on my website. https://www.plateaulightphotography.com/New-Work/Navajo-High-Desert/ There were a pair of feral llamas that the Navajos had used to protect their sheep from coyotes. Wonderful colors and markings in the sandstone.

Clover once again procured all the hunting permits this year for quail and grouse, as her gun bearer was unlucky in the draws for elk, deer, sheep, turkey. I hope the monsoon rains are good this summer to enable some decent Mearns hatches and grass growth. It was a dry spring here in NoAZ, so I doubt the Gambels around Sedona will be good.

Even after the leftover draw, seems there were Kaibab turkey tags to purchase at the regional offices in previous years. I will be up there for grouse though come September.

Interesting that there are no leftover fall turkey tags on the Kaibab.

Here is a head to head comparison of 19 spotting scopes: https://backwoodspursuit.com/best-spotting-scope-for-hunting/